The Observer - 11.08.2019

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http://www.observer.co.uk | Sunday 11 August 2019 | £3.

Edward Helmore

New York

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union, the former prime minister

states that England, Scotland, Wales

and Northern Ireland are “devoid of

a unifying purpose” capable of hold-

ing together amid the threat of crash-

ing out of the EU.

Writing in the Observer, he says

unionism is “sleepwalking into obliv-

ion”, fuelled by a “destructive, popu-

list, nationalist ideology” deployed by

Boris Johnson. He joins other senior

Labour fi gures in pleading for urgent

action against a no-deal Brexit.

“If we are to understand why we

are facing not only our most seri-

ous constitutional crisis since the

17th century but at the same time an

unprecedented economic calamity

precipitated by a no-deal exit from

the European Union, we must recog-

nise that nationalism is now driving

British politics,” he writes.

“It follows that only thus – as an

outward-looking, tolerant, fair-

minded and pragmatic people – can

Britain recover its cohesion and com-

mon purpose. These precious ideals

could not survive the divisiveness and

chaos of a no-deal Brexit. To prevent

the rise and rise of dysfunctional

No deal spells

calamity for

union, warns

Gordon Brown

 We’re sleepwalking

to obl iv ion – for mer PM

 Sadiq Khan ‘open to

unity government’

Gordon Brown

‘The very idea of a

united kingdom is

being torn apart by

toxic nationalism’

Comment, page 41

Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy fi nancier

indicted on sex traffi cking cha rges,

has been found dead in a Manhattan

prison after an apparent suicide.

Epstein, 66 , was being held with-

out bail after being arrested on 6 July

on charges relating to alleged sexual

misconduct from 2002 to 2005. He

had pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Last month, Epstein was found

unconscious in his cell with marks

on his neck. New York prison offi cials

had been investigating that incident

as a possible suicide. It was reported

yesterday that he had not been placed

under suicide watch.

According to the New York Post, a

trolley carrying a man who looked

like Epstein was taken from the

Manhattan Correctional Center at

around 7.30am yesterday. A statement

issued by the prison said: “Saturday,

August 10, 2019, at approximately

6.30am, inmate Jeffrey Edward

Epstein was found unresponsive

in his cell ... and subsequently pro-

nounced dead by hospital staff.”

The statement also indicated the

FBI would be investigating the cir-

cumstances of his death.

Last night, victims of Epstein’s

alleged sex trafficking operation

voiced frustration that his apparent

suicide would prevent him from fac-

ing justice. Jennifer Araoz , who had

accused Epstein of raping her when

she was 15, said: “I am angry that

Jeffrey Epstein won’t have to face

Jeffrey Epstein, who died while being detained without bail in New York on

traffi cking charges, had repeatedly been accused of abusing young girls. PA

Disgraced

Epstein found

dead in prison

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Growing nationalism is pulling the

United Kingdom apart, driving it

towards an unprecedented economic

calamity and unleashing the most

serious constitutional crisis since the

17th century, Gordon Brown warns

today.

In his most dire warning about

the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the

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